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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by Brad AbareIf you’re checking out Church Marketing Sucks for the first time you may want to start with some of our big picture entries. We won’t say they’re the final word, but they’ll make a good beginning. For more on what Church Marketing Sucks is and who’s behind it, head over to the about section. Big Topics Church Visitors: Walking into…
Easter Retention Poll Results
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 by Joshua CodyEaster has come and gone. Some of you are still wiped out from your 17 services this weekend. Others are feeling renewed from a great time of peace and relaxation. But nearly all of you are facing the same issue at your church: Now what? How do you convince people to show up again next Sunday? In an unexpected landslide,…
Haitian Crisis Poll Results
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 by Joshua CodyThe recent disaster in Haiti was of a scale unheard of in the Western Hemisphere. Some of you shared stories of how your churches were responding to the disaster in Haiti. Many faith-based organizations really made an impact during this difficult time, and we were interested to know how you felt about the actions of local churches. Only 3% of…
Designers vs. Pastors
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 by Erik GermesinLet me begin with a confession. I’m a pastor, I am not a designer. In fact, I have to admit that I actually suck at design. But, my saving grace is that I have a huge amount of respect for people with God-given gifts in graphic design. I recognize the blessings to have been privileged to work with some of…
Your Church: Is There an App for That?
Monday, October 19th, 2009 by Joshua CodyYou might have heard the old news that Mars Hill in Seattle has developed an iPhone application. As has The Reaction, a movement in Denver. And a couple weeks ago, NOOMA provided me the opportunity to preview one of their iPhone applications–designed to give owners an opportunity to look on with a friend and go through discussion questions together. A…
Helping People Find a Church: 25 Fair Warnings for Visitors
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 by Kevin D. HendricksScott McClellan over at Collide magazine talks about the coolest thing he’s seen on a church web site. What is it? A feature that helps visitors find a church by linking to other local churches they might want to try. That’s pretty cool. After all, we’re not in competition with the church down the street. If people come to Jesus,…
Preaching Poll Results
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Joshua CodyRecently, John Piper came down on extracurricular activities during sermons. It ignited a great debate in the comments, so we wanted to break it down into some totally unscientific data to pretend we have a better idea of how our audience feels. Here goes: 48% of you are cautiously in agreement. Sometimes we can get carried away with our interpretive…
Preaching Zen
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Kevin D. HendricksWe’ve had a lot of comments on last week’s post about John Piper’s thoughts on video and mass media in sermons. Short recap: Piper doesn’t like them. You can read all the comments on the post. You can read Collide Magazine’s response. Here’s my take: Preaching, just like any presentation, doesn’t work if you can’t communicate it well. If you…
Nobody Cares About Your Web Site
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 by Joshua CodyMedia Salt has a great article, whose title I shamelessly stole here, focusing on what your church can look like on the web. Their basic idea? If you’re still struggling to make all sorts of information (photos, videos, sermons, etc.) available on your site, you’re already a step behind the curve. You need to be making your content available in…
Sunday Blunders Poll Results
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 by Joshua CodyYou guys are passionate about screwing up on Sunday. Well, not screwing up on Sunday that is. Nearly 400 of you let us know what irks you most when churches drop the ball on Sunday morning (or whenever your services are). And here’s what you had to say: Not a single one of you fears cold coffee, stale muffins or…
